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March 5, 2008

Reader's Guide To Judaism

Routledge / Routledge Religion Resource.
Available online.
First edition (2000) contains about 470 signed essays on individuals, literature, thought and beliefs, practice, history, and arts and material culture. Emphasis is on Judaism, rather than on Jewish studies more broadly. Part of the Routledge Religion Resource online collection.

The library also has a printed copy.

Religion And American Law: An Encyclopedia

Garland / Routledge Religion Resource.
Available online.
Edited by Paul Finkelman, this 2000 volume contains signed essays on all the major Supreme Court decisions (through 1997) dealing with church and state, topical and theoretical essays relating to the issue, and biographies of those justices whose decisions have achieved landmark status in the debate.
Part of the Routledge Religion Resource online collection.
The library also has a printed printed copy.

International Relations: The Key Concepts

Routledge / NetLibrary.
Available online.
Second edition (2007) contains substantial entries on dozens of concepts, such as "Balance of Power," "Arab League," "CNN Factor," "Isolationism," and more.

Routledge Companion To Feminism And Postfeminism

Routledge / NetLibrary.
Available online.
Edited by Sarah Gamble, this first edition (2001) contains in-depth signed overview essays and 400 shorter entries on individuals, publications, and other subjects.

Notable Latino Writers

Salem Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.
This 2005 three-volume set is a collection of essays on 120 writers who are/were Latin American authors or U.S. authors of Latin descent. It also includes (at the end of Volume 3) a handful of essays on specific literary forms.
You may view a copy of the table of contents here.

Literature Of Latin America

Greenwood / Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Available online.
Rafael's Ocasio's 2004 volume contains lengthy essays which consider "works of Latin American literature not only in terms of literary merit, but also with regard to their place in the literary heritage."
You may view a copy of the table of contents here. The library also has a printed copy.

March 31, 2008

Two New Global Studies Handbooks

ABC-Clio.
Argentina: A Global Studies Handbook
Available online.
Costa Rica: A Global Studies Handbook
Available online.
Overviews (2008) of history, culture, politics, economy, and geography.
Links will be maintained on this library Web page.

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